Historically, Fuzhou jasmine tea has experienced two glories. The first rise began in the middle of19th century. At that time, the annual output of jasmine tea in Fuzhou reached 65,438+10,000 tons. Foreign businessmen came to Fuzhou to open foreign firms, and scented tea sold well in Europe, America and Nanyang. Fan Chuan Shop in Fuzhou has become the largest tea port in the world, and Fuzhou has also become the production center and distribution center of scented tea in China. The second rise occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. The planting area of jasmine in Fuzhou has increased to more than 6,543,800 mu, and there are nearly 1,000 scented tea processing plants. The annual processing capacity of Fuzhou jasmine tea is close to 80,000 tons, and the products are exported to more than 40 countries, with an output value of over 654.38+0.5 billion yuan.

The Queen Mother Xi has a special preference for jasmine. According to [Qing] Yu De-ling's "The Year of Banning Gong Er": "There are still flowers in headdress jewelry. White jasmine, its favorite. The queen and her family are not allowed to spend flowers, but they can be rewarded for being particularly good to the queen mother. I can wait for Pearl Emerald. The queen mother said that there were only flowers there. "

Then, due to the improvement of scented tea technology, Fuzhou jasmine tea became a tribute. Empress Dowager Cixi likes to drink jasmine double smoked, that is, Fuzhou jasmine tea smoked in advance, smoked with fresh jasmine before drinking. In winter, Fuzhou jasmine tea is covered with yellow glazed "eternal life" porcelain.

The national tide is on the one hand, but there are many famous teas in Qing Dynasty, such as West Lake Longjing, Luan Guapian, Qimen Black Tea and Wuyi Rock Tea. Why can jasmine tea gradually rule the north?

First, tea was not produced in Beijing and the whole north at that time, and tea was basically shipped from the south. The transportation is inconvenient and the packaging is not tight. People often have to carry horses for months. Green tea pays attention to being fresh and refreshing, so the beauty of drinking green tea in the local area basically depends on imagination.

However, after repeated scenting, the adaptability and balance of jasmine tea are much better than that of green tea, and the fragrance is rich, and it still has fragrance after soaking for four or five times.